Vegan Buffalo Wings Recipe

I used to work in a pub and bar that had a special wings night every Friday. What is it about the wings and beer combination that is so alluring? Is it the cold contrast of bubbly beer after a smoking hot mouth? I used to love eating wings once a week and besides the usually met-free diet I kept, this was something I could happily indulge in. When I smell a plate of wings walk by my table my mouth still salivates, not for the meat itself, no– it longs for the yummy, spicy, mouth burning sauce, and isn’t that really as chicken wings are– a sauce vehicle? I firmly believe they are just that. We just want the sauce don’t we?

Give these delicious vegan wings a try-- I promise they will taste JUST like the meat version. The seitan chicken has taken me roughly 2 years to perfect. It is moist, and perfectly spiced. For the "bones" you can use either sugar cane or popsicle sticks; or you can simply have "boneless" wings!

Knead the dough until it is elastic but not dry. Sprinkle some additional gluten flour if you find you have made your dough too sticky.

Divide the dough into small little disks, it’s fun to try and shape them into wing-like shapes. Keep in mind they will grow to about twice their size, so make then smaller then you would normally. Place in a casserole dish, covering them with vegetable broth.

Regarding baking them: what I did was preheat oven to 425 degrees and lined a cookie sheet with parchment paper. I dredged the wings in the hot sauce mixture, then in the flour, then put them on the pan, then used a basting brush to brush them with more hot sauce. Every 10 minutes I would flip them over and baste again – 30-40 minutes total. You need a lot more hot sauce for this method so I just took a bottle of vegan hot sauce and mixed some earth balance butter with it and kept it warm on the top of the stove while the wings were cooking in the oven.
Hope that helps!

I am transitioning to the vegan lifestyle after struggling with digestive issues. I feel so much better when I exclude meat and dairy products from my diet. I have also had sensitivities to gluten. I am wondering if anyone with gluten insensitivity has any issues with the vital wheat gluten or if they find it more easily consumed as part of the vegan lifestyle.

just tried these. Started vegan diet 7 weeks ago and not generally looking for subs for meat, but these are genuinely delicious and have a wonderful texture. The seitan is easy to make and you nailed it with this recipe. Many times my friends and I have gone across the Niagara River to Buffalo for wings. Never again. Thes are better!

Maybe I made these wrong, but I’m a fairly experienced vegan cook and to me these just tasted like chicken flavored bread? Even when I put the buffalo sauce on them they still didn’t taste anything like actual chicken to me.

Ok, this all confused me and I completely screwed up. The vegetable broth threw me off and I put in both measurements in one bowl with the ingredients and now its just not dough like. I really don’t want to throw this out I hate wasting food so how do I make this doughy..what extra ingredients do I add to get it there?

Can I store the Chicken “Meat” before doing the spicy batter or do I need to use it right away? Wanted make the mock meat ahead of time and then make the wings at a later time. Looking froward to making these. Thanks!

Made these today for Super Bowl. The recipe took some time to prepare, but it was well worth it! The recipe is easy to follow, the results are priceless. If you are going to a party of six or more, I would double the batch. I brought them to a carnivore party and they all loved them. I was done preparing them around 3 and the party wasn’t until 5:30, and they held up great. I put a few leftovers in the frig and am hoping that they will be good tomorrow. It seems that they would freeze well, but not sure. Love these!

My parents love gardein wings from Yard House, but they are a bit pricey and sometimes we just aren’t up for the drive. I was soooo excited when I found this recipe!I just tried this recipe last night, was sooooo good!! I didn’t have tahini and I couldn’t find it at the local grocery store. I’m not an experienced cook I just follow recipes online and know nothing about what ingredients do to the food, so I decided to leave it out. It turned out really good. However, after reading the comments about the flavor tahini gives I think I might just go on a hunt for some tahini. But I seriously love this recipe thank you so much for sharing, definitely going to show it off at the next family get together!!

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Just made these to top tonight’s Backyard Buffalo Ranch Caesar Salad dinner, though I used store-bought seitan. Better than the wings I’ve been getting from my fav takeout. Well done, wonderful easy recipe. I’ll wait to toss them in the hot sauce until right before serving… if there are indeed any left.

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can someone tell me how I can make this using Westsoy Seitan wheat protein? looks like everyone here makes their own seitan. Westsoy cubed seitan says its already cooked so add it last. so how can I make this recipe work? help.

not sure where my comment went. I tried to confirm my subscription to this blog, and it said expired. hmmm. anyway. everyone here clearly makes their own seiten. but I’m wondering how I might make this with premade cooked seiten? the box says add it last because its already cooked. anyone??